Japan's millennials are apathetic about romance, and everyone knows it. But according to Hirokazu Nakamura, chief product officer and chief marketing officer of Tokyo-based startup Eureka Inc., young people are not losing interest in love itself. "It's more about the whole process of falling in love ...
Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, a 35-story office and shopping complex, will open in Chiyoda Ward in March, with its developer, Mitsui Fudosan Co., saying it hopes to evolve the Hibiya area into a crossing point for both businesses and culture. The neighborhood is blessed with unique ...
The University of Tokyo has embarked on a quest to unearth Japan's latent assets that could be worth more than ¥700 billion — big data held by the public sector. The nation's most prestigious school, also known as Todai, has opened what it claims is ...
Experts say unstable employment conditions faced by scientists are behind the string of research-related scandals in the nation.
Tokyo saw its heaviest snow in four years on Monday, with authorities urging evening commuters to hurry home and prompting those behind the wheel to brace for traffic disruptions. The heavy snow in the capital prompted the Meteorological Agency to issue a warning to all ...
Even for Masatsugu Nagato, an experienced business executive who has worked in prominent companies, making Japan Post Holdings Co. stand on its own two feet as a private company comes as a daunting challenge. But Nagato, its president, says he is confident he can accomplish ...
A Japanese team participating in an international lunar probe competition said Thursday it will not give up its plan to launch a rocket to send its rover to the moon, even as prospects for doing so by the deadline — the end of March ...
Japan's inbound tourism shows no sign of slowing down, and spending by foreign visitors is also on the rise. But what exactly are they splurging on? One particular shopping draw is surely Nestle's KitKat lineup. The British-born chocolate bar has become a tourist favorite thanks ...
What would you do if you suddenly lost your ability to read, and the text you're reading now became an incomprehensible jumble of letters? That's the world Keisuke Shimakage's father faced after he experienced a stroke in 2012. Since then, Shimakage, 26, has been working ...
Despite the fact that a space-themed amusement park in Fukuoka will close for good soon, it's still ready to brighten people's lives — as a small twinkling star in the night sky. Space World in Kitakyushu said it purchased the naming rights to a star ...
